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Sesamöl

sesame oil

noun ZEH-zahm-oel Rare
Food & Drink Ingredients

Usage Note

Sesamöl pressed from roasted sesame seeds is a dark, intensely nutty oil used in small quantities as a finishing flavour in Asian cooking. It is not suitable for deep-frying due to low smoke point. Sold at Asian grocery stores and increasingly in supermarkets.

Examples

"Zum Schluss gibt man ein paar Tropfen Sesamöl über das Wokgemüse."

Natural Translation

At the end you add a few drops of sesame oil over the wok vegetables.

Literal Translation

At the end adds one a few drops sesame-oil over the wok-vegetables.

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